Adjunct Professor/Lecturer - Sports Marketing

Fordham University in London is seeking to appoint an adjunct professor for a level four course in Marketing for the spring semester - starting on 13 January 2025 and concluding on 2 May with a study break on 17-21 March 2025. 

It is estimated that the sports industry generates over $400 billion a year in revenue and it is still growing.   Sports products are more than just the sporting event, the athlete and the arena and now encompass items such as sporting goods and equipment, licensed merchandise and clothing lines, collectibles and memorabilia, personal training/fitness  centres and health services, sports camps and instruction as well as sports information and media.   

In addition, sports products include the successful and strategic management of operations/facilities, overseeing revenues and investments as well as bringing events to the attention of the public through advertising, sales, promotion and sponsorships.  With this as a background, this course will focus on the industry, the market opportunities and the strategies for seizing those opportunities with products and services. 

The goals of the deliverables are as follows: 

It will allow students to recognize the viability of sports and the “association of sport” in today’s economy. 

It will allow students to apply the principles of sports marketing to a selected organisation and/or industry. 

Successful candidates must be experienced and effective teachers, able to cater for the diverse student body and engage students in the subject matter so that they are fully prepared for their journey through the bachelor degree.  Teaching is in weekly three hour blocks.  In Spring 2025,  it will be taught on Monday afternoons (2-5pm).

Approximately 600 students study each year at Fordham London from Fordham University’s School of Arts & Science and the Gabelli School of Business.

Main Duties

• Teaching Sports Marketing
• Preparation of teaching materials for the course
• Providing updated syllabus and course pack/reader details by the required deadline
• Providing academic advising either face-to-face or by email
• Arranging/accompanying students on co-curricular trips, and inviting guest speakers where appropriate
• Setting and administering examinations and others assessments – setting examination questions, invigilation and marketing when required
• Attendance at academic staff meetings (up to two per semester) 

Required

• Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field
• Relevant teaching experience in higher education and proven teaching effectiveness
• Excellent communication skills and responsive to students and the administration

Desirable

• PhD in a relevant field (or nearing completion)
• Previous experience of teaching within US higher education
• Research experience, publications and interests in the subject area

Person Specification
An individual who can develop effective working relationships with both academic and administrative staff.  All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the UK.  If you are not a UK citizen, please address your right to work in the UK in your covering letter.

Salary
c.£4,735.94 plus pension contribution if eligible.*

The position will remain open until filled. 

Application

Applicants should submit a detailed CV and covering letter via the 'Apply' button above.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION

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